Driving mechanism for laundry apparatus.



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Application Vfiled April 20, 1.9715. Serial Noi 2,5 545.

, :iv'i'iishl lliiI liiii ul' lliil liili MECHANISM FOR LAUNDRY APEJARIUS` lili Lliinii'nliiiig iiiiii'liiiiil llfi 'i ii u Thisprojecting portion of the shaft may be provided with an antrfrictionroller 71, in dieated in Fig. '5. The cam G3 is preferably so'foli'nedyas to permit the clutch member fir-i 'to dwell ior a suitable period ineach of its shifted positions. The connections between the motor and thecam, it will be observed are 'otA a speed-reducing character, so thatthe reversals are `relatively infrequent as compared with the rate olirevolution of the gear 46 d riving the washing cylinder.y

is received at its ends in sockets` 75l containingr springs 7l. The saidsprings, by' their oppi'is`in;r action, hold the rod 72`n amid-po'-sition iritlrireedoin to viel-d in either direet ion it necessary. r`hisi is important, since it avoids ji'ininii'fig or breakage in'eventof-one of the pins ot' tlie clutch member.

525 striking endwise upon a pin 56 of one ot the'piiiious 42, 43,thereby momentarily ar resting the inovenient of the clutch member.

ln such event, one or other of the springs 7l y lyields until the pinfirides Voli' the pin o6,

'whereupon this compressed spring,- coinpletes the' nioveinent 'ofthqsliiitt lever and liuhrication of the gears is provided'-lorI h v ii'-eceptacles 75 and 76, formed on the bot-- toinol the casing for thereception of oil', through which the teeth ot the' worin wheel (i5 andof the p'inions 42 and #lli travel in;

the outer face of the bearing plug 82 through a smallopeningd. ln. thisway the shaft is=he"ld against ciulwise increment.l and. hilirieant maybe introduced through thc hole `$54 into the cavity 83 thc'eapacityofwhich is increased liy, a bore or recess i'oriucd in the endof theshaft.

ln oper-'ation the motor drives the shaft I4 through the. worin l0 andworin wheel 1 1. Froin either end'olf this shaft thel wringer inayludrivon, as heretofore explained., rl`heV remainder of the train olmechanism within' the casing 8 may be..starled and stopped iii ordi-r tostart and stop th( washing; inaehinc.

hr turning the handlel 27 oF the rock-shaft '213, which shiftsthei-iinion 1H Vinto or o utol' clutch engagement with thc worm wheel.-

'l`he direction ol' rotation ol' the driven shaft 'I`he post on whichthe lever 57 is falli" cruined is lixed to a transverse rod 72, whichextends across the interior of the casing and' /lfl'isY reversedautomatically by the `cam 68 aiidlever 58 actingupon clutch iiieinber 53in the ni: nner more particularly set foith above. li event of unusualresistance belng encounter :d in the drive of the washing ina,-

cliine, (he yielding connection illustrated in liigsl tl-to 1l permitsslippage until such` time as tli e resistance decreases or the troiebleis rect fied. i v i /What is claimed as new isz' l/ 1. A re 'e'isinggear, comprising `a driving Slralt, a'giar thereon, a broad idler inmesh with and lriveriby the shaft, tw' pinioiis sinn with and drivem bysaid broad idler, a driven,.sh: l't 'whereon one. of sadpinions ismounted liosely, another pinion loose on the driven shift, a'countershaft whereon the other of the two pignons in mesh with theidler ,is fix :d, a nd another pinion'ixed on this shaft and meshingwith the other of the loose piniiins on the driven shaft, iiicombination wish a worm on the driving shaft, a worm v heel driven bythe Worm, ,a cani united. wi h said worin wheel, a `shifter 0p erated bysaid cam, and a clutch operated by saidV shiftir and'lOCated betweentheloosepinions oii the driven lshaft-to couple the same altei nately tothe shaftf.'

2. In'v a lifivin'g'and revering mechanism,

a driven e haft, a pair of gears loose o n said shaft, a (hitchinei'nber. adapted to couple` said gear: alternately to. their shaft,and a lever Afor shiftii'i'g,- said clutch member, in

eoinbn'iati in' with a shaft, a Worm thereon,.a

hanger on this'shafha worin wheel having a shaft moi ated on saidhanger, and a, cam united wn h said worin wheel for-operating the shi'l'tii. g lover, said lever having a Slotted i recess in its end intowhich `the end of the worm win el shaft projects.

Si. The ioinbination with agearing, of a lever cont 'olling the same,a'sliaft, a worm thereon, i hanger on said' shaft, a Worm wheel ha finga shaft mounted on said hanger, a: id a cam united with said worm fearon the drivingi taneously' 1n, mesh wheel'for operating the' shiftinglever, Said lever havi ng a slotted recessin its end into which the endof the worm wheel shaft pro- `jects.

4. llever cont rolling thesame, said lever having a pair of spaced studsat one end and a slotted re ess between said studs, a shaft Thewiiiliiiiation with a gearing,of a

hearing a cam between Isaid pins, thesaid shaft jenteringir the recessin the lever, and means for drivin;r the earn,

5. l'n a driving and yreversing mechanism, ,the combination with adriven shaft, a pair otgears lr ose on said shaft, a clutch memberadapted to couple said gears alternately to their shalt, and a lever forshiftingr said clutch Vine uber, o lE povvcralriven means lor operatingsaid lever, and resilient means operating-the same, 'a cam for-operatingthe Said lever, a, support; otr-Which. said lever is* holding saidsupport ina mid-position 'and' pemttng, displacement thereof 'ley'rallyof the f'ulorum.

Dated, April 15th, 1915.

FREDERIK W. SA/R.

Witnesses;

T. A. ANDERSON; G. H. EMPEY.

